PACKET CAPTURE / Week of Feb 10 - 16, 2024

February 16, 2024

FYI

  • The Packet Pushers job board has lots of fresh postings this week. We’ve added a new section to the newsletter to alert you.

  • Packet Protector, our new cybersecurity podcast for network engineers, launched this week. The link to episode 1—all about WPA3—is logged below. Have a listen and let us know what you think with an FU (follow-up). 😎

JOB ALERTS

💼 Fresh job postings from the Packet Pushers job board.

NEW PODCASTS

EP 466 | FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Identifying The Most-Hated ISP; Should AI Write Your Security Policies?

Report on the Most Hated ISPs. Check Point releases AI assistant that can help with security policies. Cisco announces Nvidia Tensor chips and Digital Experience Monitoring capabilities. Verison announces new multi-cloud management offering. All that and much more.| LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Securing IoT/OT Devices: Beyond Traditional Solutions

Hackers access a casino’s network through a fish tank thermometer. No, this isn’t Ocean’s Eleven, this is the reality of IoT/OT risks to enterprises today. Through its AI/ML-powered system, Palo Alto Networks takes a multi-pronged approach to these threats. | LISTEN NOW

EP 065 | FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Calculating the Value of Telco AIOps

AI and automation are hot topics in telco, but not all projects are created equal in terms of the bottom-line value. We dive into how to calculate total value, and discuss why the area of assurance looks set to generate the most value.| LISTEN NOW

EP 001 | FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WPA3: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid To Ask

It’s time to make the switch from WPA2 to WPA3. We cover how to do it and what migration challenges to be prepared for no matter what WLAN you are dealing with (open, passphrase, or 802.1x) . We also discuss what features make WPA3 an improvement over WPA2, particularly the replacement of PSK with SAE. | LISTEN NOW

EP 233 | FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Pinning Down Private Clouds

What are we talking about when we are all talking about private clouds? On-prem? Hybrid? Virtualization? Where does hardware fit into it all– and would younger engineers even know what to do with a physical piece of hardware?| LISTEN NOW

EP 048 | FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Platforms in the Clouds

A crossover episode with the Day Two Cloud podcast, recorded at Cloud Field Day. Guest Matt Allford joins Michael Levan and Ned Bellavance to discuss platforms and private clouds. | LISTEN NOW

EP 721 | FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Goodbye Network Cowboys, Hello Total Network Operations

The days of network cowboy heroism are over… or at least they need to be. It’s time for network engineering to grow up and standardize how networks are built. Scott Robohn shares share his Total Network Operations framework, which he hopes can help us all move toward this operational maturity. | LISTEN NOW

No new videos this week 😢

FRESH BLOG POSTS

EYVONNE SHARP | FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Why Optimists Get Things Done

Optimists see the world as it is, and then create the possibility for themselves and others to make contributions that make the world as it could be. | READ NOW

DREW CONRY-MURRAY | FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Check Point Software Announces AI Support For Security Teams

Check Point Software's new AI assistant is designed to help security teams write policies and investigate incidents. I was briefed by Check Point on the new product, and here’s what I took away from the conversation. | READ NOW

ETHAN BANKS | FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Open Source Networking Projects: A Current List

The goal of this massive list of open source networking projects is to spread awareness of tools that might make your IT job easier. | READ NOW